{"id":110,"date":"2024-06-28T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/stateattorneysgeneral\/?p=110"},"modified":"2024-06-28T15:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T19:05:02","slug":"state-attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-protect-state-regulation-of-pbms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/stateattorneysgeneral\/2024\/06\/28\/state-attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-protect-state-regulation-of-pbms\/","title":{"rendered":"State Attorneys General Urge Supreme Court to Protect State Regulation of PBMs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of 32 state attorneys general filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/23\/23-1213\/314685\/20240610171609515_23-1213%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf\">amicus brief<\/a> on Tuesday, June 11, urging the Supreme Court to review a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca10.uscourts.gov\/sites\/ca10\/files\/opinions\/010110903570.pdf\">Tenth Circuit<\/a> decision which held that federal law\u2014specifically ERISA and Medicare Part D\u2014preempted sections of an Oklahoma state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers (\u201cPBMs\u201d), and that those sections were therefore unenforceable.<\/p>\n<p>PBMs act as\u00a0intermediaries in the health care system\u2014they manage prescription drug benefits, including by negotiating discounts, rebates and fees with drug manufacturers, creating drug formularies (lists of medications that are covered by insurance) and policies, and reimbursing pharmacies for drugs covered by prescription-drug plans. In their amicus brief, the attorneys general argue that states should be allowed to regulate PBMs.\u00a0 The attorneys general argue that PBMs have become too powerful, have contributed to higher drug costs, and have devastated independent pharmacies, which disproportionately serve minority populations.<\/p>\n<p>A Supreme Court decision could provide guidance to states (all 50 states have laws regulating PBMs to some degree) concerning the limits of state regulation of\u00a0 PBMs. Recognizing the importance of a potential decision, multiple pharmacy-related associations have joined the attorneys general in filing amicus briefs in support of state regulation of PBMs (including one filed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/alerts\/amicus_brief_seeks_protection_state_laws_regulating_pharmacy_benefit_managers_0624.html\">Duane Morris<\/a> on behalf of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy). Their briefs echo the attorneys general\u2019s brief in addressing the market impact of PBMs and their impact on vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of 32 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief on Tuesday, June 11, urging the Supreme Court to review a Tenth Circuit decision which held that federal law\u2014specifically ERISA and Medicare Part D\u2014preempted sections of an Oklahoma state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers (\u201cPBMs\u201d), and that those sections were therefore unenforceable. PBMs act &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/stateattorneysgeneral\/2024\/06\/28\/state-attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-protect-state-regulation-of-pbms\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;State Attorneys General Urge Supreme Court to Protect State Regulation of PBMs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[15,14],"ppma_author":[8],"class_list":["post-110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-pbms","tag-supreme-court"],"authors":[{"term_id":8,"user_id":341,"is_guest":0,"slug":"chcasey","display_name":"Christopher H. 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